Cricket For All

The England and Wales Cricket
Board is fully committed to supporting the principle and practice of equity.

No participant, volunteer, job applicant or employee will
receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, gender, parental or
marital status, colour, race, ethnic origin, creed, disability, social status
or sexual preference or will be disadvantaged by conditions or requirements
that cannot be shown to be relevant to performance.

The ECB and its partners in the sport of cricket are
united in encouraging all involved in the game to adopt this vision for
equity.

The ECB, as guardians of the game
in England and Wales, will:

ensure that no individual or group is discriminated
against in their pursuit of inclusion in cricket or its administration
because of any personal characteristic other than those necessary for the
proper performance of the roles involved or the membership applied for;

develop, based on relevant legislation, a planned
approach and commitment to opposing intentional or unintentional, direct
or indirect discrimination against any such individual or group;

ensure that County Boards, affiliated clubs, cricket
professionals and trainees and individuals working within these
organisations as employees or volunteers have access to, or be recommended
to incorporate, relevant guidance in pursuit of this commitment to equity;

ensure that all parties having business with the ECB
and all key stakeholders are made aware of the policy;